The investment industry has given the thumbs up to the New Zealand Government's anti tax avoidance measure on contributions to employer superannuation funds....
The savings and investment industry has reacted positively to the New Zealand Gov-ernment’s anti tax avoidance measure on contributions to employer superannuation funds....
The Financial Planners and Insurance Advisers Association (FPIA) needs to in-crease its membership to a least 1,600, if it is to become a truly effective, independent bod...
Wrap account fees are set to become more expensive following the introduction of the GST....
With any strategy or transaction undertaken by a financial adviser on behalf of a client, consideration must be given to the anti-avoidance rules of the Income Tax Assess...
Wrap account fees are set to become more expensive following the introduction of the GST....
The Financial Planners and Insurance Advisers Association (FPIA) has launched a Web site in an attempt to lift the profile of the organisation....
Joe Hockey’s office is likely to be bombarded with reams and reams of responses to the federal government’s draft CLERP 6 legislation....
Most dealers make every effort to comply with both the spirit and the requirements of the law. The smartest ones seek to use their compliance behaviour as a competitive a...
New Zealand’s Labour government has back-tracked on its pre-election promise to introduce an income tax funded superannuation fund in the face of parliamentary op-positio...
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is claiming a “partial victory” on the issue of commission disclosure as outlined in the Financial Services Reform Bill (CLERP...
New Zealand’s retail funds management industry suffered a slowdown in growth during the December 1999 quarter according to the latest IPAC market share report....
January 1, 2001 has been slated as implementation date for CLERP 6 changes....
The financial planning industry is ready for today's release of CLERP 6, according to KPMG’s Peter Hutley....
Financial planners are in the midst of a tax revolution. The revolution means that a tax-effective structure or strategy used by a financial planner or accountant six mon...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...